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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Topic started by: ZanT on Tuesday 21 August 12 09:11 BST (UK)
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Help……!!!!
Has anyone completed the McLean family tree???? Flexible on variation of surname.
I am stuck on the lives of John McLean and Mary McKenzie
I believe John was born between 1780 – 1785 or 1790 – 1795 uncertain of location, Mary was born about 1795/96 could be Barnyards, Beauly
It’s possible they married in the Parish of Urray, Ross & Crom 1821
The 1841 census shows them living in Peterhead, with a 10 year age gap for John & Mary
By 1851 Mary was a widow and shows her birthplace as Inverness-shire
John died 1847/8 aged 67 in Peterhead, his occupation was a Flesher/Butcher
I have gathered a list of McLeans buried in St Peters Churchyard, Peterhead, through Deceased Online. Also on the site I came across William McLean & Brothers, Baker (Occupation), who appear to own plots D307 – 309, Who is he? Is he related to John McLean, i.e. Brother or Father??
Where did this branch of the McLeans come from? I am hoping there might be a link to the Isle of Coll
Out of interest does anyone have any pictures of cemetery mentioned, especially plots D307 – 309.
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Did you know you can purchase a cd rom of St.Peter's Kirkyard? It contains transcriptions & photographs of the headstones. If you click on this link you'll find out about it.
www.buchanroots.co.uk
Hope this helps,
flst
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Hi,
I am the granddaughter of Mairi Primrose McLean in South Africa. My gran's mother is Margaret McLean from Inverness in Scotland and I am sure that my gran mentioned that her father was a butcher in Scotland. My grandmother was born in 1925 in South Africa when Margaret Mclean was over 50 years of age, so that would mean Margaret McLean was born around 1875. Margaret Mclean was lady's maid to Lord Delhausy in Scotland and travelled extensively before she married. Hope this helps.
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Has anyone completed the McLean family tree????
If you imagine that there is just one MacLean family, and that someone has compiled a vast tree including every MacLean who ever existed, you are going to be rather disappointed.
According to G F Black's The Surnames of Scotland the surname is from Gaelic Mac Gille Eoin meaning 'son of the servant of John'. Think how many Johns there have been, and how many would have had servants who had sons, and you'll see that the surname could have arisen in many different places and at many different times.
There are probably hundreds of MacLean families, and only a small proportion will have been researched.
Good luck with your quest!
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Help……!!!!
Has anyone completed the McLean family tree???? Flexible on variation of surname.
I am stuck on the lives of John McLean and Mary McKenzie
I believe John was born between 1780 – 1785 or 1790 – 1795 uncertain of location, Mary was born about 1795/96 could be Barnyards, Beauly
It’s possible they married in the Parish of Urray, Ross & Crom 1821
The 1841 census shows them living in Peterhead, with a 10 year age gap for John & Mary
By 1851 Mary was a widow and shows her birthplace as Inverness-shire
John died 1847/8 aged 67 in Peterhead, his occupation was a Flesher/Butcher
I have gathered a list of McLeans buried in St Peters Churchyard, Peterhead, through Deceased Online. Also on the site I came across William McLean & Brothers, Baker (Occupation), who appear to own plots D307 – 309, Who is he? Is he related to John McLean, i.e. Brother or Father??
Where did this branch of the McLeans come from? I am hoping there might be a link to the Isle of Coll
Out of interest does anyone have any pictures of cemetery mentioned, especially plots D307 – 309.
Greetings from Texas, I have my Great Great Grandfather named John McLean b 1812 married to a Mary McKenzie b 1815. He was a calico printer, living at Blanefield. Strathblaine Village, Their son Malcolm McLean was my Great Grand father Joe Walker.
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If you Google "Antiquarian Notes" you can see a list of people living in Beauly around that time. I am a descendent of the McLeans of Beauly (and before that, Bencharan [now Beannacharan]. Interestingly the McLeans were rounded up at one point and accused of witchcraft (both men and women). They were tenants on the land for a couple of centuries and it was the only way to evict them as no legal means could be found. They were tortured and a husband of one of the accused wrote to the Clan McLean chief all the way at Mull, who was 17 years old and only in his first year of independent rule, and you can read the Chief's letter online demanding their release. It's quite good. And they were released. So maybe we can thank a 17th century teenager for being alive today.
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I have a Catherine Mclean in my tree, who married a Robert Muir back around 1820-30.
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I have a Catherine Mclean in my tree, who married a Robert Muir back around 1820-30.
Background to this statement (for avoidance of duplication)
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=781245.0
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=779757.0